I am a child of God

Elizabeth was in the bath this morning singing "I am a child of God" and she was singing at the end, "to live with fish some day" and I told her that wasn't how it goes, it is "to live with HIM some day". And I told her that HIM meant our Heavenly Father. And she sat and thought about it for a sec. and then said, "Oh... I want to live with fish". It is hard not to laugh about something so cute. She is such a funny girl!

First day of Pretty School

Elizabeth had her first day of Preschool yesterday.... (she calls it pretty school, and so did Alexis at this age)
She was in heaven, and didn't ever want to leave! She has been ready to go for such a long time, and I think she will do great!
Elizabeth and Alexis are so different! As soon as we pulled up to the house, she jumped up, and said "bye mom" and then I was on her way. I still have to walk Alexis into her class every day, and she has a hard time telling me goodbye, and letting me leave.

As soon as she saw her teacher she ran up to her and gave her a big huge, and started talking her ear off.
I had a hard time leaving, and she just wanted me to leave so she could play and make some friends.
I also had the busiest schedule this day.... I had to drop her of at preschool, and then pick Alexis up from her school, then drive back out and pick up Liz, and take Alexis to her Cheer class, and then go home, and fed kids, go back and pick Alexis up, and take her straight to her soccer practice, and that went for and hour then go home, and find something to make for dinner. And I also mowed the lawn and cleaned the house somewhere between all of that......
Crazy day!

Pass the nuggets

I have been such a bad cook lately, and feel like I have not had the time to make a nice meal this whole summer. I have loved the grill, and can throw something on it last minute. Ryan has been gone a lot and when he isn't home, I really don't like to cook. So we have had chicken nuggets for the last few dinners, and my girls are in heaven. I have not bought them sense Alexis was Brytlee's age because she always wanted them, and turned into the worst eater. But I hope this time it won't affect the kids that way.
Yummmmmmmmy
She pulls this face every once and a while, and I am so glad I caught it on camera.
We have also had corn out of our garden almost every single night, and I am loving it! It is the best corn in the world and I can eat so much of it, and still want more! There is nothing like fresh corn on the cob!

Silly girl

This is such a cute picture of Brytlee. She loves to ride on this little horse, or her little rocking Elephant. This little horse is a gift that my dad made for me when I was turning 5 (I think) (I can't remember how old I was) but he made it, and I love it. I brought it home last summer and painted it and did a couple touch ups on it, and my girls love it. Elizabeth has been saying she is a cowgirl for the past week, and has been roping it, and pulling it all over the house.

She was being such a silly girl the other day and kept pressing her face up against the screen. I love it when she does this, and she will also do this to our shower door.


Brytlee is growing up so fast, and is starting to look more and more like a little girl than a baby. It is so sad!

Lollipop, Lollipop

I had bought these lollipops for this past Easter, but some how forgot all about them. And when I was cleaning out the closet the other day I found them, and gave them to the girls. You would have thought it was the best thing in the whole world!

Oh, I love my Lollipop!
And then they tried them.... and Alexis said..."they taste kinda funky mom" So now we have to huge lollipops that they won't ever eat.
I had to take Alexis to the Orthodontist the other day because she has had some really bad crowding on her bottom teeth, so they did a ex ray, and the poor little girl has no room in her little mouth for all these big teeth that are trying to come in. So the doctor had to pull two teeth, and she had no shots or drugs, and she didn't even cry. It hurt my stomach to watch him do it because he was pulling and twisting her tooth, and it looked, and sounded so painful!
She has to go in and get two more pulled this next week, but he wanted her to go to a Dentist so he could numb it a little. He thinks the next two are going to be even worse, so I am going to make Ryan come with us. It is so hard to watch her being put through something you know is going to hurt her.
I was so proud of what a big girl she was, and she didn't even move or cry getting her teeth pulled, when I could tell she wanted to scream and run away... The tooth fairy even came that night and left her $4.oo. She was very happy about that. (our tooth fairy usually really sucks, so I am really glad she remembered this time.....)

Family Pictures

We have our family pictures taken once a year, and we try to do it close to our Anniversary so it is around the same time every year. I am not as happy about them this year, but I am not going in for retakes. It is hard enough to have everyone ready including myself once a year. I love Elizabeth in this one. She was practicing her smile in the car on the way, and it was even bigger than this smile.




This picture makes her look so big to me, and it made me kind of sad. Because she is getting older, and I wish she would just stay little forever.


I love Alexis in this one. It shows how sweet, and cuddly she is. Brytlee was not going to smile for anything, and so we will have to work on her for next year. And I look like I have bug eye's or something, and this picture makes me want to cut my hair really bad. It looks so stringy and flat.

Our Pet Status

So in the past month, we went from having no pets, (except for our pet flies) to having three.... We went to a ward party, and they had a fish pond with real fish in it. And if you catch one, you get to take it home. What a treat... so now we have two gold fish!
Then Ryan comes home and tells me that he and his dad found a abandoned kitten for the girls. The mom had gotten run over or something like that. It is so little that I get to feed it with a tiny bottle, and give it baths because it doesn't know not to sleep in it's own pooh..... the only reason I am willing to do this, is because my girls have already fallen in love with it.

Elizabeth is trying to feed the kitten it's bottle, but it scratches the crap out of your hands when it eats so she quickly handed it over to me.
Brytlee was drinking her bottle, and the kitten climbed onto her chest and was trying to drink with her. She didn't really like that so right when I took the picture she was trying to get it off of her.
If you can think of any great names for it, let me know. Alexis likes Gizzy, but I told her it is to close to Lizzy. So for right now, it is nameless.....

My Clown

Ryan was a clown this last weekend at the Demolition Derby. My Brother in law Dan was also a clown, and they were great. I had a lot of good laughs at them both. Ryan had a paint ball gun, and was shooting the cars, and Dan with it. He would throw a football in the stands and then turn around and had a target on his bum and let them try and hit it, and then throw candy.
He also took a four-wheeler on a ride, and had a great crash.
He was the cutest clown with the skinniest, sexy legs ever.... (really his legs are tinny, and he has a award from our last cruise to prove it..... MR. CHICKEN LEGS)

The Circus!

When my family was visiting a couple of weeks ago, My parents, Annette and I were out and about shopping, when all of a sudden we saw an Elephant! We couldn't believe our eyes, so we walked into the park and found out a Circus was in town, and we didn't even know about it! So we called Ryan and had him pack up all seven kids and we went to the Circus!!!!I was so excited to ride an Elephant!!!! I don't know why, but I have always wanted to do this, so now I can check it on my things to do list!


There was Lions and tigers, but no Bears?
The kids all liked it and sat very well through it even though it was supper hot in the tent.

Brytlee lasted about a hour, and then she wanted to run around!
My parents! They are so much fun. After the Circus was over My dad and Ryan took the little kids home (and we thought they would put them to bed) but they were awake until we got home at 1:00.
My mom, Annette, Summer, Karsten, Alexis and I went to the Olive Garden and had some really yummy food, and then went to Walmart until the Stephanie Myer book came out at midnight! So much fun!
Elizabeth wanted to take a picture.... she's not bad!


We really hate to have our pictures taken, can't you tell?

Back to School

My little girl is in the first grade!!! I can't believe how fast the time has gone!
This is her best friends, the Marlow girls!
Elizabeth was feeling left out, and wanted to get a picture also!
This is her teacher, and we have heard so many great things about her! Alexis was so happy to have such a nice teacher, and was so excited to meet her!
This is her desk, and she really isn't that little... for some reason she has the smallest chair!
I have been so nervous about this day, and I have had so many mixed emotions. I feel like I am going to go crazy not seeing her all day, and I know her sisters are going to miss her like crazy. I just hope and pray that I have taught her the things that she will need to know to make the right choices and that she will make great friends. I know that she is the best little girl ever, and I just don't want anyone to ever tell her different, or to hurt her in anyway.
After I dropped her of at school this morning I had such a hard time walking away from her... I also had a really hard time making sure I didn't cry.